Australian Judge Who Sits on Hong Kong Court Legitimises Beijing’s Oppression, Protesters Claim

Published on October 23, 2024

Former Australian High Court Judge Patrick Keane was heckled by protesters outside the venue for a lecture on “Christian inspiration and constitutional insights” at the New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court on Oct. 22. The protesters objected to Keane’s acceptance last year of a seat on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, arguing that the presence of foreign judges lends legitimacy to an institution fatally compromised by Beijing’s influence. Former NSW Chief Justice James Spigelman stepped down from the Court in 2020, citing his concerns “related to the content of the national security laws.” Around that time, several senior officials in Hong Kong—including then Chief Executive Carrie Lam—had expressed the opinion that the special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China had no enshrined separation of powers....

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